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On the Streets - 2014 Arunachala Karthigai Deepam Festival
The below photographs are a pictorial report of some of the sights at Tiruvannamalai during the 2014 Karthigai Deepam Festival.


Arriving at Bus stand



Girivalam crowd taking both sides of the roadway



Crowds on Car Street



Crowd during a God procession



Girivalam crowds early in morning



Massive lamps in evidence throughout the Festival



Carrying large child in sugar cane cradle



Ladies burning camphor in front of Temple



Barbers busy outside and inside Temple shaving heads



Hair shaving becoming traditional during Karthigai Deepam



Flower sellers outside Raja Gopuram (East Gate) of Big Temple



Big Temple trying to keep up with alangaram needs



Shops and stalls full of lamps and lights



Priests during Silver Bull night at Temple



Priests and Brahmins throughout Tiruvannamalai



Sadhu inside Arunachaleswarar Temple



Sadhini with wonderful kumkum pottu at Big Temple